# 2: KC DIGEST - eBay Skins, Backyard Dog Law, Greyhounds Dumped...

December 18, 2007

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST 12/17/07PART 2: DECEMBER KC DIGEST - Alerts From Members + Links To ActionView past KC Digest Newsletters: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/PART 2: November KC Digest 9. MORE PETITIONS, WEB CAMPAIGNS, VIDEOS 10. Man Dumps Emaciated Greyhounds To Die, Justice For Talca and Sari 11. San Antonio, TX: AWFUL LAW Proposed - May Affect Us All 12.

Genuine Dog Skin Sold On eBay? 13. Veganism Is For The Birds: Workshop - Friday, January 11 14. Sierra Trading Post Sells Fur From China 15. 2007 State Animal Protection Laws RankingsPART 1: November KC DigestI DID NOT GET PART 1, Please send it to me: kinshipcircle 1. Send Holiday Cheer To SHAC 7 Prisoners 2. Outnumber Hunters With Your Feedback On Live-Bait Dog Training 3. PETITIONS, WEB CAMPAIGNS, VIDEOS 4. Help Medical Progress In Europe With More Alternative Testing 5. Bill to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages [Finally] Introduced! 6. Protest AVMA’s “Acceptable” Forms Of Euthanasia 7.

Crisis For Animals In Neosho, Missouri Shelter 8. Where Are The Pigs? Hold Wild Animal Orphanage Accountable=================================================================9. MORE PETITIONS, WEB CAMPAIGNS, VIDEOS* Bill To Allow Gambling On Racing Set To Enter Knesset, Help Urgently Needed http://www.chai-online.org/e-news/11dec07/chaialert_11dec07.htmHorseracing Death: Two-year-old Pine Island breaks her leg on the track and is destroyed, just one of thousands who die in training or

on the track every year. (Photo: Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky)* VIDEO: Shelter Walkers http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual & videoid=23821580* Shocking Investigation Unveils Torture of Mother Pigs and Piglets http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/smithfield_investigation* Unchain The Dogs Of New York State http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/unchain-the-dogs-of-new-york-state* California Healthy Pets Act: AB 1634 http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/877889052* Serbia Suffering http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/serbia-suffering* All Life Is Sacred http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/all-life-is-sacred* Urge Congress to Permanently Protect the Arctic

Refuge! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/127436217?z00m=11159823* Urge China to Maintain Ban on Trade in Tiger Parts http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/973664192?z00m=10290518* Stop Polar Bear Trophy Hunting! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/432024587?z00m=11284352* PETITION FOR ANIMAL SHELTER IN TURKEY http://www.petitiononline.com/bar28kas/petition.html* W.O.L.F. Sanctuary Expansion Needs Your Support http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/Help-Save-A-Wolf=================================================================10. Man Dumps Emaciated Greyhounds To Die, Justice For Talca and SariALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Janice, thegrinningdoggyCONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: 1. Attend

pretrial hearing: December 27, 2007, 9:00am. Waltham District Court, 38 Linden St., Waltham, MA 2. Ask for rigorous investigation and prosecution of Kevin Schneider. Edward P. Deveau, Chief of Police: police 34 John "Sonny" Whooley Way * Watertown, MA 02472 Gerard T. Leone Jr., Middlesex County District Attorney webmaster.middlesex 40 Thorndike St. * Cambridge, MA 02141 There is a warrant out for the perp's arrest in CT too. Thank the trooper for pushing this case there as well. Trooper Resnick, Troop D * Westcott Road * Danielson, CT 06239BACKGROUND (edited for length): PERP: Kevin

Schneider News on video: http://news.myspace.com/local/boston/item/12062288 Greyhound Friends: http://www.greyhound.org/ Greyhound discussion: http://www.flickr.com/groups/greyhounds/discuss/72157603250279627/ THE WORST PART OF ALL THIS? The dogs came off the track in Spain and went to rescue at Scooby Medina, then were flown to Greyhound Friends in MA to be adopted out in the U.S. The poor dogs were supposed to have the life of Riley, but instead ended up among the living dead! =================================================================

11. San Antonio, TX: AWFUL LAW Proposed - May Affect Us AllALERT FROM / REPLY TO: series of forwarded messages from: table25; sandra; AdoptMeRescue ; BBINancy; CVollr9255BACKGROUND (edited for length): Any dog who charges his/her own fence FROM WITHIN HIS/HER OWN YARD may be labeled "vicious" and "dangerous" by the city and put to death. Any dog in a kennel who does the same thing, can be labeled similarly. Anyone scared of dogs can claim the dog was barking viciously,

or going to come over the fence at them, and the dog is dead. SAN ANTONIO WANTS TO MAKE THIS A DEATH PENALTY CRIME...with animal control and politicians judging which dog is vicious vs. scared vs. protective. Sec. 5-147 Keeping of vicious animals. Any animal owned or kept shall be determined to be vicious if: (a) Because of its physical nature and vicious propensity it is capable of inflicting serious physical harm or death to human beings...or property; or (b) Without reasonable provocation habitually has behaved within the enclosure in which it was being kept in such a manner the owner reasonably knows the animal is possessed of tendencies to attack or bite;

or © It commits unprovoked acts while in the enclosure...and those acts cause a person to reasonable believe that the animal will attack and cause bodily injury to that person or (d) An animal which acts in a highly aggressive manner while in the enclosure...and appears to a reasonable person able to jump over or escape. CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: EMAIL SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DIRECTLY: http://www.sanantonio.gov/council/?res=1024 & ver=true ADDRESS: City of San * Antonio PO Box 839966 * San Antonio, TX 78283 FAX: 210- 207-7027 Mayor Phil

Hardberger: phardberger ph: 210-207-7060; fax: 210-207-4168 City Manager Sheryl Sculley: citymanager ph: 210-207-7080; fax: 210-207-4217 Councilwoman Mary Alice Cisneros: district1 ph: 210-207-7279; fax: 210-207-6931 Councilwoman Sheila McNeil: district2 ph: 210-207-7278; fax: 210-207-4496 Councilman Roland Gutierrez: district3 ph: 210-207-7064; fax: 210-534-1931 Councilman Philip Cortez: district4

ph: 210-207-7281; fax: 210-678-0099 Councilwoman Lourdes Galvan: district5 ph: 210-207-7043; fax: 210-212-4860 Councilwoman Delicia Herrera: district6 ph: 210-207-7065; fax: 210-207-8760 Councilman Justin Rodriguez: district7 ph: 210-207-7044; fax: 210-207-7027 Councilwoman Diane Cibrian: district8 ph: 210-207-7086; fax: 210-949-0439 Councilman Kevin Wolff: district9 ph: 210-207-7325; fax: 210-207-7027 Councilman John

Clamp: district10 ph: 210-207-7276; fax: 210-207-8777 ================================================================= 12. Genuine Dog Skin Sold On eBay?ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: South West Animal Protection, southwestanimalprotection CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: Make your complaint to eBay: ukrswebhelpSAMPLE LETTER, from southwestanimalprotection: Dear eBay: As an animal protection group in the

UK we would like to draw your attention to two products currently being advertised on eBay. Item number 170174472131, translated the title from German to English and it reads; Animal skin of the wind dog, genuine dog skin, skin.” The seller states he bought it in the 70's. (See pic below) Also eBay reference 310005480563: Alligator skin vanity case on ebay. We feel it is immoral for eBay to allow such products that promote animal cruelty to be allowed to be sold on your site. Please remove them immediately. Your company should have ethics about this sort of thing. Thank you, SWAP team UK =================================================================13. Veganism Is For The Birds: Workshop - Friday, January 11 ALERT FROM / REPLY TO: New York Bird Club, nybirdclubEVENT DETAILS: Veganism Is For The Birds with Jasmin Singer and Marisa Miller Wolfson Friday, January 11, 2007, 7:00-9:00pm 242 E. 53 Street, 3rd floor * New York, NY Admission is free to members; $5 for all others. Please RSVP:

nybirdwalks New York Bird Club: http://www.manhattanbirdclub.com/ Jasmin Singer: is the NYC outreach coordinator for Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization. As a writer, she has been published in Satya and VegNews. Marisa Miller Wolfson: is the outreach coordinator for Global Green Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to educating people about healthy, eco-friendly, humane living. She is in post-production for her first feature-length documentary about veganism entitled "Glass Walls.”================================================================= 14. Sierra Trading Post Sells Fur From ChinaALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Libby Williams, libbywill BACKGROUND (edited for length): Item #10878 - fur scarf * Item #75597 - fur muffler bag Item #10873 - suede coat with raccoon collar Items from BERNARDO - all fur and fur trim from China Let’s bombard the catalogues of Sierra Trading Post with the facts about fur, especially fur from China, the most barbaric country on earth. This could very well be dog or cat fur, although ANY fur is disgusting. CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE

ACTION: http://www.sierratradingpost.com/ toll free: 1-800-713-4534 * email: customerservice =================================================================15. 2007 State Animal Protection Laws RankingsALERT FROM / REPLY TO: Animal Legal Defense Fund, http://www.aldf.org/news/details.php?id=323BACKGROUND (edited for length): The Animal Legal Defense Fund announces the release of its second annual

report ranking every state and the District of Columbia on the relative strength and general comprehensiveness of their animal protection laws... 2007 State Animal Protection Laws Rankings Best 5 -- California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon Worst 5 -- Arkansas, Alaska, Kentucky, North Dakota, Utah MORE FINDINGS: http://www.aldf.org/news/details.php?id=323******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************EACH MONTHLY KC DIGEST INCLUDES: ALERTS forwarded by Kinship Circle members. CONTACT INFO to reply directly to the activist who supplied the alert. Kinship Circle did not write/research these alerts. Send submissions for KC DIGEST to kinshipcircle******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

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